Fundamental analysis for dummies / by Matt Krantz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krantz, Matt, author.

Series:

--For dummies.

For Dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investment analysis--Popular works.

Investment analysis.

Securities--Valuation.

Securities.

Investments--Valuation.

Investments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (347 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016.

Summary:

Determine the strength of any business with fundamental analysis Have you ever wondered the key to multibillionaire Warren Buffet's five-decade run as the most successful investor in history? The answer is simple: fundamental analysis. In this easy-to-understand, practical, and savvy guide, you'll discover how it helps you assess a business' overall financial performance by using historical and present data to forecast its future monetary value--and why this powerful tool is particularly important to investors in times of economic downturn. It's more important than ever for investors to know the true financial stability of a business, and this new edition of Fundamental Analysis For Dummies shows you how. Whether you're a seasoned investor or just want to learn how to make more intelligent and prudent investment decisions, this plain-English guide gives you practical tips, tricks, and trade secrets for using fundamental analysis to manage your portfolio and enhance your understanding of shrewdly selecting stocks! Predict the future value of a business based on its current and historical financial data Gauge a company's performance against its competitors Determine if a company's credit standing is in jeopardy Apply fundamental analysis to other investment vehicles, like currency, bonds, and commodities With the help of Fundamental Analysis For Dummies , you just may find the bargains that could make you the next Warren Buffet!

Contents:

Title Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part 1: What Fundamental Analysis Is and Why You Should Use It; Chapter 1: Understanding Fundamental Analysis; Why Bother with Fundamental Analysis?; Knowing the Tools of the Fundamental Analysis Trade; Making Fundamental Analysis Work For You; Chapter 2: Getting Up to Speed with Fundamental Analysis; What Is Fundamental Analysis?; Comparing Fundamental Analysis with Other Ways of Picking Investments; Putting Fundamental Analysis to Work For You

Making Money with Fundamental AnalysisThe Fundamental Analysis Toolbox; Chapter 3: Gaining an Upper Hand on Wall Street: Why Fundamental Analysis Gives Investors an Edge; Better Investing with Fundamentals; Relying on the Basic Info the Pros Use; Figuring Out When to Buy or Sell a Stock; Chapter 4: Getting Your Hands on Fundamental Data; Getting In Sync with the Fundamental Calendar; Getting up to Speed with the Basic Accounting and Math; How to Get the Fundamental Data You Need; Part 2: How to Perform Fundamental Analysis

Chapter 5: Analyzing a Company's Profitability Using the Income StatementDigging Deep Into the Income Statement; Taking in the Top Line: Revenue; Calculating Profit Margins and Finding Out What They Mean; Comparing a Company's Profit to Expectations; Chapter 6: Measuring a Company's Staying Power with the Balance Sheet; Familiarizing Yourself With the Balance Sheet; Understanding the Parts of the Balance Sheet; Analyzing the Balance Sheet; The Danger of Dilution; Chapter 7: Tracking Cash with the Statement of Cash Flow; Looking at the Cash-Flow Statement As a Fundamental Analyst

How Investors May Be Fooled by Earnings, But Not by Cash FlowUnderstanding the Fundamentals of Free Cash Flow; Chapter 8: Using Financial Ratios to Pinpoint Investments; Using Financial Ratios to Find Out What's Really Going on at a Company; Getting Familiar with the Price-to-Earnings Ratio; Putting the P-E into Perspective; Chapter 9: Mining the Proxy Statement for Investment Clues; Getting up to Speed with What the Proxy Statement Is; Expanding Fundamental Analysis Beyond the Numbers; Stepping Through the Proxy; How Much Are We Paying You? Understanding Executive Compensation

Checking In on Your Fellow ShareholdersPart 3: Making Money with Fundamental Analysis; Chapter 10: Looking for Fundamental Reasons to Buy or Sell; Looking For Buy Signals from the Fundamentals; Knowing When to Bail out of a Stock; What Dividends Can Tell You about Buying or Selling a Stock; Chapter 11: Finding a Right Price for a Stock Using Discounted Cash Flow; How to Stop Guessing How Much a Company is Worth; Performing a Discounted Cash Flow Analysis; Making the Discounted Cash Flow Analysis Work for You; Chapter 12: Using the Annual Report (10-K) to See What a Company Is Worth

Familiarizing Yourself with the Annual Report

Notes:

"Learning made easy"--Cover.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119263616

1119263611